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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2013
Mountain Dog
By Margarita Engle, Aleksey & Olga Ivanov (Illustrator)
A boy finds healing and love with a search-and-rescue dog in a new, wild world.
4.0/5 Goodreads · 1,742 ratings
240 pages
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Bookroo's summary
Tony's life changes when his mother goes to jail, sending him to live with an unknown uncle in Sierra Nevada. Amidst the wilderness, Tony's troubled past begins to mend. With his uncle and a loyal search-and-rescue dog named Gabe, Tony learns to track animals, finds community at the Cowboy Church, and makes friends at the Mountain School. As he navigates this unfamiliar terrain, Tony discovers the power of unconditional love through Gabe, offering him hope and a new beginning.
From the publisher
When Tony’s mother is sent to jail, he is sent to stay with a great uncle he has never met in Sierra Nevada. It is a daunting move–Tony’s new world bears no semblance to his previous one. But slowly, against a remote and remarkable backdrop, the scars from Tony’s troubled past begin to heal. With his Tió and a search-and-rescue dog named Gabe by his side, he learns how to track wild animals, is welcomed to the Cowboy Church, and makes new friends at the Mountain School. Most importantly though, it is through Gabe that Tony discovers unconditional love for the first time, in Mountain Dog by Margarita Engle. A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2013
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 240
- Reading age
- 8–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 990L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 5.9
- F&P level
- ~X
- AR points
- 3
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 160437
Publication
- Published
- July 15, 2014
- First published
- August 13, 2013
- Publisher
- Square Fish
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781250044242
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